A Mucky Business with Tim Farron

Tim is joined this week by Rebecca Smith, a Conservative councillor who is standing to become an MP at the next general election.   Rebecca unpacks how she felt call to stand and how she put a plan together to make her calling a reality.   Plus T...

Tim is joined this week by John Casson, chief executive of L’Arche – a charity which builds communities of those with and without learning disabilities. John unpacks why he took the role having said goodbye to his career in politics in which he wa...

Tim is joined this week by David Lawrence, the Labour prospective parliamentary candidate for Basingstoke. They discuss the process of getting to the position where you can stand to become an MP and how one juggles preparing for an election along...

Tim is joined this week by author, broadcaster and founder of the Sanctuary Foundation Dr Krish Kandiah. They discuss our attitudes to refugees and the need to give voice to the voiceless. Tim also talks sewage and why as Christians we should care wh...

Tim is joined this week by Daniel Singleton, the national executive director of Faith Action. They discuss the importance of faith groups working with authorities to serve their communities and best ways to go about that. Tim also reflects on the eve...

Tim is joined this week by the government's independent faith advisor Colin Bloom. Colin recently authored the Bloom Review which examined how government should engage with faith groups in England. They discuss the 22 recommendations put forward in t...

Tim is joined this week by Sarah Edwards, the executive director of the Just Money Movement. They discuss how we think about both our personal and political finances. Tim also reflects on the resignation of Dominic Raab and the issue of bullying with...

Tim is joined this week by Rev Paul Cowley. Having spent time in prison himself, Paul has spent decades supporting ex-offenders and has pioneered the Alpha course in prisons. We’ll hear his story of transformation, how he now helps others and what ne...

Tim is joined this week by Graham Tomlin, the former Bishop of Kensington who now leads the Centre for Cultural Witness. They discuss the Church's drive to make Christianity more relevant and the need to help people make sense of the Gospel. Tim also...

Tim is joined this week by Chine McDonald from the religion and society think tank Theos. They discuss her book 'God is not a white man' and question whether we need to rethink how we view our creator. Tim also reflects on the government's new illega...

Tim is joined this week by returning guest Conservative MP Miriam Cates. They discuss her work around the online safety bill as well as discussing the treatment of politicians. Tim also reflects of the mucky world of social media. Want your question...

Tim is joined this week by Nat Taylor, Mims Schluter and Johnathan Akindutire, who are all at the beginning of their careers in politics. They have all come to politics through schemes for young Christians and now work for MPs in and around Parliamen...

Tim is joined this week by Ian Blackford, the former leader of the SNP in Westminster. He talks through the pressures of leading from the front within politics. He also looks to the SNP leadership race and the media reporting of leading candidate Kat...

Tim is joined this week by Dr John Kyle who's recently been appointed High Sherriff of Belfast. He'll discuss his 16 years serving on Belfast City Council working across divided communities. And as the Church of England meets to discuss the hot topic...

Tim is joined this week by Sir Gary Streeter who recently announced that he was stepping down as the Conservative MP for South West Devon. They discuss whether one gets 'called out' of politics and Gary gives his reflections on spending 3 decades on...